Information taken from final thank you notes to sponsors, and/or interviews by Carol Lynne

Karen, from El Salvador, told me that she is returning to Canchias and will work with the school.  I believe she will serve as “dorm mother” for the girls and will also serve as secretary.

Angela wrote:  I am going to work in the Peña Blanca church with children and youth.  I am going to give classes [in] drama and worship.  The reason I want to work there is because now my pastor [in Horconcitos has gone with] Wings of Mercy and everything has changed, and also because I felt good as I was there [in my practicum] over this year.  I know you are going to obtain positive news from me.

Jorge from El Progreso, is the only one who both didn’t write anything and whom I failed to interview.  I’ll ask Roosbelth by email.

Halver, from Nicaragua, tells me that he plans to work in Honduras with a pastor who is planting a new church in the Santa Cruz area.  This is the pastor he interned under this year, Pastor Jorge of La Colonia.

Melvin, who is from Nicaragua, is planning to stay in Honduras and word in the Yoro area to plant a church.  He is thinking he will do some evangelism work which will eventually lead to a new church plant.  He is hoping that a couple of his friends from the graduating class will help him from time to time. Melvin’s father  is a pastor in Nicaragua.  It is interesting that Melvin is launching out on his own and not depending on his father to give him a job back home.

Luis, who is from Nicaragua, has decided to stay in Honduras and work in Las Lomitas with children and leading small groups.

Oscar is returning to his home church in El Progreso and plans to work there as a teacher for leaders.  He seemed very excited about this calling and opportunity.

Alberto is planning to return to his home church, which I believe is on the coast in La Ceiba. He plans to work with youth and with adults in a program called Evangelism Explosion.  He seemed very confident and excited about these plans.

Cristhofer, who is from Nicaragua, is planning to work in his home church discipling the youth.  He also wants to work with them in evangelizing and prepare them to go out in missions.  It was great to hear that he wants to spread the things that he learned at the SOD!

Nelson wrote: I want to tell you that after I graduate I am going to return to my church [in Peña Blanca, Honduras] in order to help my pastor and to work with the youth.  Also, I am going to teach classes on Sundays.  I ask that you continue praying for me and for my ministry because I am going to make a camp – a place where the youth can know more about God.  All of these things I hope to do with the help of God.

Darwin wrote: One of my visions is to be able to work with youth who are addicted to different drugs and alcohol and to be able to transmit the message and the love of Jesus to their lives, for glory and honor. [He told me that he hopes to do this at his home church in El Progreso.]

Milton told me he plans to return to his home in El Salvador and work with an evangelistic group called Castillo de Rey He will do drama with them, at which he is extremely talented.  He also hopes to be part of planting a church and then pastoring it.

Carlos tells me that he is returning to his home church in El Salvador to work with fallen youth and with new programs the pastor wants to start.  He and another graduate plan to work with Castillo de Rey, which is an evangelistic organization which does lots of drama, music, and big events to reach youth.

Ana tells me that she plans to return to Robledales and teach youth there in her home church.

Yessi, who is from La Colonia in Santa Cruz, Honduras, says that she will return to Canchias to work with a cell group in the Canchias church plant!

Santos Tito, who is also from La Colonia, says he has several offers of places to serve.  One is to return to his community and live at home but work with Pastor Jorge, his former pastor at La Colonia, in the new church plant nearby.  Another is to go to El Salvador and work with classmate Karen’s mother who pastors there.  He has also been invited to visit Melvin’s dad’s church in Matagalpa, Nicaragua – but maybe not to serve there.  Melvin was hoping that Tito would help him with a church plant in Yoro.  So, we shall see where he ends up, but one thing I observed is that this shy young man who would hardly tell me (his sponsor) anything for these two years, spent 45 minutes sharing all of his excitement about the future!  What a change!